cafard

[ka-fahr]

cafard Definition

• 1. a feeling of depression or melancholy
• 2. a cockroach

Using cafard: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "cafard" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  He was filled with cafard after his girlfriend left him.

• Example

  The cafard scurried across the kitchen floor.

cafard Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for cafard

• depression
• melancholy
• cockroach

Phrases with cafard

• avoir le cafard

  to feel down or depressed

  Example

  He's been having le cafard ever since he lost his job.

• tuer le cafard

  to kill a cockroach

  Example

  I had to tuer le cafard that was crawling on the wall.

• cafard cosmique

  cosmic depression

  Example

  The protagonist in the novel suffered from cafard cosmique, a sense of despair and meaninglessness in the face of the vastness of the universe.

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Summary: cafard in Brief

The term 'cafard' [ka-fahr] has two meanings: a feeling of depression or melancholy, and a cockroach. It is often used in the phrase 'avoir le cafard,' meaning to feel down or depressed. 'Tuer le cafard' means to kill a cockroach, while 'cafard cosmique' refers to cosmic depression.